Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

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MarieEternal
MarieEternal

I got PTSD from the military.  One sailor pulled a rabbit out of her hat.  She made me remember that she was a real ---tch!  That was after I was a witness to a dead sailor who drowned in the ocean.  Well, after I started getting headaches, I gave up on any advancement and ranks in the Navy.  I just stayed to finish my 4 year contract.  I was not used to all of the people coming together everyday to work.  I have PTSD today from certain situations that I experienced in the military.  I lose my concentration in the middle of a sentence.  I lose hope in my daily work and relaxation activities.  I am afraid that people will try to pursuade me to drink and drug which I was exposed to in my past.  I have been sober 18 years and the downtime is so boring.  I don't like it when people judge me because of a bad experience I had.  I have been thinking about going from medical billing and coding to graphic design.  I don't do well socializing with healthcare professionals because they think that they know more than i do.  I know several nice doctors and nurses, but I can't relate to them for educational purposes.  I like art because I have feedom of expression, movement, and color.  Peace.

Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Welcome to the board Marie..... I'm sorry that you've had some really bad experiences

This is a good place to come.... No one will judge you on here..... Gentle hug....xo
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
Welcome. No judgments here. My parents were both military. Things.... follow you. Hugs.
arfie
arfie
Hello Marie. Fellow veteran here. I carried my PTSD into the Army with me, but I started my psychotherapy during my 3 year tour of service. At that time, combat PTSD was still being called, "Shell Shock." I continued my psychotherapy through VA clinics, among others.

The Army is also where I started my computer career. Computer graphics grew into my civilian career. It was a great career for me. I highly recommend it. It's still work, but perhaps a shade more interesting than I'm imagining medical billing to be.

If you're interested, there is an on-line Military Sisterhood Initiative I've been finding kinda interesting. Here's the link, if you want to check it out.

https://www.militarysisterhoodinitiative.org/feed
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Hey, marie, I'm a 6 year combat veteran from missionary, not military, service. It makes a difference here on Veteran's Day, but over there it made no difference at all. I saw a guy get shot and die by me, and my vehicle was hit by an IED, I've been supported here about that stuff here. I really agree with you when you wrote "I don't like it when people judge me because of a bad experience I had." Exactly. Sorry all of this service trauma happened to you, but glad you found us. Folks keep this a safe healing place.
Winter
Winter
Hi Marie welcome. I wanted to say that ptsd is a dog and I do not like when someone else bring up a situation that upsets the other person. I agree with you the person who brought up the memory is a real b^*$h for doing that to you. I won't go into details but I do know what you mean when someone does that sort of thing, I call it selfish assholes.

I remember when my brother went into the military. He didn't do so well because he got sick while in the military and was discharged. After he came back, he was sick. In the early 1980s I remember he had scizures. During the scizures he would cry and stand facing the police like he was going to fight them.
Thor2008
Thor2008
I am a combat vet with PTSD and I understand everything you said. It is very hard to socialize and to build friendships. The scenes of my PTSD (multiple) are there quickly a bit. I lose concentration and I lose focus. It takes a while to come back to reality after a flashback.
Secouya
Secouya
Marie, I am not a veteran, I do work that supports law enforcement. I have PTSD from multiple incidents. I also don’t like to judged, but becaUse of multiple lawsuits around one of my traumas, I am reminded and judged often.
People think once I am triggered I can just turn off my PTSD, they don’t understand.. I too lose focus and concentration and also disassociate. Flashbacks are the worst, This group is very supportive and has helped me a lot. I hope you will continue to post.
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